Connection protector



July 31, 1923.

E. c. GNAU CONNECTION PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 5 1921 Patented 31', 1923. I

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Application filed Decembertt, 1921, Serial 1%. 519,729,

T all to from it may concern Bei it {known that I, EDGAR C. GNAu, a.

citizenof. the United States, residing at 1 East Aurora, in the county of Erie 'and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Connection Protector, of Whlch the followingis a specification;

This invention has'reference to electric wire Connections, and more particularly to a protector designed to shield the" connection between electric wires, to eliminate anypossibility of short circuiting or grounding the circuit.

An object of the inventionis'to provide a' shield or protecto'rlwhich' may be readily and easily applied and one which will not interfere with the splicing or connecting of wires. c v

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, theinvention vresides in: the com.

.binationand arrangement of parts and'in the details of construction hereinafterde scribed and claimed, it beingtunderstood that changesin the'pre'cise embodiment 'of the invention herein disclosed, may bemade within the scope of what isclaimed, without departing'fr oin the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing: I Figure 1 is a side'elevational'view of'the protector. I

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the same;

connector embodies an upper section 5gwhich isformcd with a wire gripping section 5' des gned to be bent around a wire and secured in such position, as by means of the bolt 6, which passes through registering openings in the section 5. 7

The upper section also includes a down wardly extending portion 7 which has one end formed intola, sleeve 8 adapted to accommodate a wire to be secured to the connector. I A bolt'9extends through the port on 7 a at a -point directly above the sleeve 8, whereupon the Wire maybe secured the connector in'a manner to prevent'displacement thereof;

Disposed substantially intermediate the ends oftlie connector is a cap 10 'whichxis secured to'the body po'rtion'of the connec-V tor in any .suitable manner, and is formed with inwardly extendinglugsll, These lugs 11 are disposedin spaced relation with the-body portion of the connector to provide too a" clearance for the lower section1'2 ofthe to protector. The lower section "12"is belli shaped, as clearly shown by Figure 4 of thef drawing, and is formed witha reducediportion 13 providing a shoulder Mat the base thereof, "which shoulderabuts the lower end of the cap 10, to restrict movementof the" bell-shaped portion '12, withrespect to the cap. p v I I Formed within the reduced, portion 13 and slots 14' which communicate with; the

disposed at opposite sides thereof, are 'the' grooves 15 formed in spaced relation with the shoulder 14-and extends-slightly down- 1 wardly.

thelower section 12 of the protector may be secured to the upper section by moving I, From the foregoing will be seen that Y the lower section to bring the slots 14' to positions to receive the'lugs 11. The lower section 12 may be forced upwardly and twisted slightly, to lock the ower section 12 to thecap 10. p

In. this position, a protector is formed for the connection between the connector proper and the wire 16, which is shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawing,,to

'the erid that all moisture or (rain is excluded. from the connection.

v Having thus described t e invention, what I claim as new is V a shield for electric connections including a supporting wire, an'upper section incl uding a length of metal having one end thereof bent upon itself togrip the supporting wire, a cap forming apart of-the upper section, the length of metal extend ing below the lower edge of the cap and having its lower extrem ty bent to grip a wire to secure the wire to the ,lengthtO f metal, a bell-shaped lower section having duced extremity adapted to fit into the cap 10 bayonet slots formed at a point adjacent to to provide a fluid-tight connection.

the upper end thereof, lugs extending in- In testimony that I claim theforegoing wardly from the cap and adapted to move as my own, Ihave hereto aifixed my signainto the slots for securing the lower secture in the presence of two witnesses.

tion to the cap, the lower section having e I EDGAR C. GNAU. shoulder engaging the lower edge of the cap Witnelsas: to restrict movement of the lower section, 7 Bow. BAn'rLE'rr, and said lower section having an upper re- Bnnunn L. Wm 

